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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

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A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.

Director:

Marielle Heller

Writers:

Phoebe Gloeckner (novel), Marielle Heller (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bel Powley ... Minnie
Willie Willie ... Domino the Cat
Kristen Wiig ... Charlotte
Abby Wait ... Gretel (as Abigail Wait)
Alexander Skarsgård ... Monroe
Miranda Bailey ... Andrea
Carson Mell ... Michael Cocaine
John Parsons ... Burt
Madeleine Waters ... Kimmie
Austin Lyon ... Ricky Wasserman
Quinn Nagle ... Chuck
Davy Clements Davy Clements ... Arnie
Charles Lewis III Charles Lewis III ... Cool English Teacher
David Fine ... Old Hippie
Susannah Rogers ... Aline Kominsky (voice) (as Susannah Schulman)
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A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Certificate:

R16 | See all certifications »

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Trivia

Both Anthony Williams (who plays Frankie) and Quinn Nagle (who plays Chuck) attended UC Berkeley as full time students while making this film. But they didn't meet each other until they got the parts. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Minnie: I had sex today... Holy shit.
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Joint Roller Lindsay Hannon See more »


Soundtracks

Dreamsong
Written by Nate Heller & Emily Heller
Performed by Nate Heller feat. Amber Coffman
Additional instrumental contribution (Trombone) by Reni Lane
Amber Coffman appears courtesy of Columbia Records, A division of Sony Music Entertainment
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sexual coming-of-age
4 July 2016 | by SnoopyStyleSee all my reviews

It's 1976 San Francisco. Fifteen year old Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is overjoyed at losing her virginity to her mother Charlotte (Kristen Wiig)'s boyfriend Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård). They begin a secret affair. Minnie and her friend Kimmie Minter get into various adult situations. Her stepfather Pascal MacCorkill (Christopher Meloni) wants to stay in her and her sister Gretel's lives. She records tapes of her diary and draws inspired by cartoonist Aline Kominsky.

This takes a less conventional look at the sexual coming-of-age story from the female perspective. It is not flowers and puppies. It is highly sexual in nature. It is unflinching. My main problem is that Bel is a little too old to play the fifteen year old. I rather have a younger actress do the role without the nudity. There is a shock with a man having sex with a young girl that is missing in this movie. She looks 20s. I'm reminded of Heather Matarazzo in 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' and the shock of that sexual subject matter. This movie has the same shocking subject.


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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2015 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$52,334, 9 August 2015

Gross USA:

$1,477,002

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,775,133
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Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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